Parliamentary questions

386. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he acknowledges the concerns of licensed premises that did not serve food and therefore received no benefit from the 9% VAT rate; and whether an excise rebate scheme is being examined as a targeted measure to address this imbalance. [3429/26]

387. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if any preliminary costing has been undertaken by his Department in respect of a draft excise rebate scheme for licensed premises; and if such a scheme could be implemented within existing excise administration structures. [3430/26]

388. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the proposed timelines for decisions on an excise rebate scheme for licensed premises; if it is under consideration for inclusion in future budget or Finance Bill measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3431/26]

389. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the specific monitoring or targeted enforcement operations in place in the Border region to address trade in illicit roll-your-own tobacco; the results of such operations over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3456/26]

390. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the category and level of tax income derived from the importation of palm oil mill effluent in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3530/26]

391. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the category and level of tax income derived from the importation of hydrotreated vegetable oil in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3531/26]

392. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3582/26]

393. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware of the challenges faced by workers in the North in relation to positions which offer remote or hybrid working options to employees resident in the South; if he will provide an update on the work that is being done by his Department and any interactions that have occurred with the British Government in relation to…

394. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware of the challenges faced by workers in the North in relation to positions which offer remote or hybrid working options to employees resident in the South; if he has requested the Labour Employer Economic Forum, Shared Island Working Group to examine this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3609/…

395. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under his Department that are excluded from the single public service pension scheme; the number of people employed in those roles, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3617/26]

396. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to respond to concerns that a bank selling non-performing mortgages is inducing homelessness (details supplied). [3653/26]

397. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the impact of the Women in Finance Charter; if it has applicability in other sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3686/26]

398. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the increase in cents per litre on unleaded and diesel in each budget from 2008 to date in 2026; and the total revenue raised on excise duty on unleaded and diesel in each year from 2008 to date in 2026. [3702/26]

399. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if Irish citizens returning to live in the State from abroad are entitled to an import exemption on construction tools brought with them; and the criteria and conditions that apply. [3795/26]

400. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form. [3871/26]

401. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to extend the help-to-buy scheme to second hand homes; and if he has commissioned research into the broadening of the scheme. [4048/26]

402. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the grants and reliefs available to purchase and-or adapt vehicles for drivers and-or passengers with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4053/26]

403. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason a State-owned facility is being permitted to ignore the National Payments Strategy (details supplied) by not accepting cash payments; the way this strategy is generally monitored by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4093/26]

404. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the continued injustice caused as a result of Project Glas, as the State prepares to exit ownership of Permanent TSB; if he could provide clarity on how legally binding consumer protections are being enforced in practice, how regulatory delays are permitted to continue while enforcement proce…

405. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of frontier management enforcement staff at Dublin Airport in each of the years 2019 to 2025, categorised by frontline and non-frontline roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4248/26]

406. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a loan organisation was correct in its actions in respect of a person in County Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4325/26]

407. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider amending the help-to-buy scheme to reduce the 70% rule whereby a purchaser must be borrowing 70% of the purchase price of the house (details supplied). [4370/26]

408. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline the regulatory, consumer protection and financial oversight safeguards currently in place for companies offering “lifetime loans” and “equity release” products to older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4379/26]

409. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of licences issued to companies offering equity release and lifetime loan products in the Irish market over the past 15 years; the total number and value of drawdowns approved during that period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4380/26]

410. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the State’s role in the oversight of Project Glas; the directions, assurances, or conditions issued to banks regarding the protection of borrowers’ statutory rights under the Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4473/26]